Gerrards Cross, The Common c.1960
Photo ref:
G228016
Photo ref:
G228016
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A Selection of Memories from Gerrards Cross
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Gerrards Cross
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When I viewed this photo of Station Parade I thought I recognised the man riding the bicycle as my Great Uncle, John English, who co owned the Watergate Farm Dairy at 32 Station Road and lived above the shop with my Great Aunt Ella during WW11. My Grandparents, David and Rosina Williams ran the Dairy with them and my Grandfather used to deliver the milk to their customers. My mother told me that she used ...see more
I lived in Gerrards Cross in the late 1950s when I attended Thorpe House Preparatory School. I was a shy child and the school was hell on earth with me getting caned regularly for what seemed to be minor and arbitrary infractions.
That being said, I have many good memories of the town, and the surrounding countryside.
I was in Crossfield House Children's Home for 7 years from about 1958 to about 1965.
I loved Gerrard's Cross, the primary school & I loved the village itself. It was fun for me as a young boy out of the slums of London .
I can remember even the smells of country life as opposed to the Smells of London life.
As a child it was nice to play in a proper garden than to play in bombed out ...see more
I went to Tregenna in about 1953 and just wondering if anyone else remembers being there and can share the times we had there?
Anthony Joseph
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